Bihar govt challenges Patna HC’s decision nixing quota beyond 50 pc in SC
Patna, July 3 - The Bihar government on Wednesday filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Patna High Court’s recent decision on quota.
BJP leaders detained ahead of protest at CM’s residence in K’taka
Bengaluru, July 3 - BJP leaders, including state President BY Vijayendra and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) R Ashoka, were detained by Karnataka Police at the Kumara Krupa Guest House in Bengaluru on Wednesday while preparing to march to the Chief Minister's residence.
PIL in Allahabad HC seeks CBI probe into Hathras stampede
Prayagraj (UP), July 3 - A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been filed before the Allahabad High Court seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the Hathras stampede incident.
CM Yogi Adityanath leaves for Hathras
Lucknow, July 3 - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath left on Wednesday morning for Hathras where a major stampede incident took place, killing 121 persons, on Tuesday evening.
Sensex crosses 80,000 for first time, banking stocks lead rally
Mumbai, July 3 - Indian equity indices opened at record high on Wednesday following a rally in the banking stocks. Sensex and Nifty made a new all-time high of 80,039 and 24,292 respectively.
Hathras stampede: Death toll rises to 121
Hathras (UP), July 3 - The death toll in the stampede at a religious congregation in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district has risen to 121, a senior official said on Wednesday.
India’s special flight from Barbados delayed further, to land in Delhi on Thursday morning: Sources
ridgetown (Barbados), July 3 - The World Cup-winning Indian team's departure from Barbados has further been delayed and now is expected to land in New Delhi on Thursday morning 6 am (IST).
Hathras stampede: FIR lodged against organisers
Hathras (UP), July 3 - An FIR has been registered under sections 105, 110, 126(2), 223, and 238 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, against Dev Prakash Madhukar, referred to as 'Mukhya Sewadar', and other organisers of the religious event in Uttar
Over 74,000 perform Amaranth Yatra in four days
Jammu, July 3 - Over 74,000 pilgrims had ‘darshan’ inside the holy cave shrine of Amarnath during the last four days while another batch of 5,725 Yatris left for Kashmir on Wednesday.
Trump gets sentencing reprieve as court agrees to delay till after Republican convention
New York, July 3 - By invoking the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity, former US President Donald Trump has won a timely reprieve by getting the court to agree to delay his sentencing till after the Republican Party Convention where he is
UP doctors remove 5.5 kg tumour from woman’s kidney
Lucknow, July 3 - Doctors at Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) in Lucknow have successfully removed a 5.5 kg tumour from a patient's kidney, they said.
72 of 116 bodies identified in stampede; post-mortem underway in 4 UP districts
Hathras, July 3 - Of the 116 bodies, 72 have been identified so far even as the post-mortem of the bodies is being held at Agra, Etah, Kasganj and Aligarh, officials said.
NDRF, SDRF & PAC teams sent to flood-prone districts in UP
Lucknow, July 3 - The Uttar Pradesh government has dispatched teams of NDRF, SDRF and PAC to the highly sensitive and sensitive districts as part of its flood relief and control measures, government officials said.
Free meals for pilgrims at Sangam in Prayagraj
Prayagraj, July 3 - Free 'pure satvik vegetarian food' will now be available to pilgrims visiting Sangam -- the holy confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, officials said.
India warns against UNSC mandates not rooted in ‘current realities’, calls for its reform
United Nations, July 3 - Calling for a reform of the UN Security Council, India has cautioned against its peacekeeping mandates as "not representative of current realities".
PM Modi’s relentless attack overshadows Rahul Gandhi’s ‘rhetoric’ in LS
New Delhi, July 2 - Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, stole the show on Monday with his fiery speech and no-holds-barred attack on the BJP-led NDA.
116 killed in stampede at religious event in UP’s Hathras
Hathras (UP), July 2 - The death toll in the stampede at a religious congregation in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district on Tuesday has mounted to 116, including several women and children, officials said.
Bengal Guv files defamation suit against CM at Calcutta HC
Kolkata, July 2 - West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose, on Tuesday confirmed that he has filed a defamation suit against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Calcutta High Court, allegedly for some slanderous comments made by her against him.
Not introspection, but interested in ‘Shirshashan’: PM Modi pokes fun at Cong, cites ‘Sholay’ dialogue
New Delhi, July 2 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a scathing attack at the Congress in Lok Sabha over its ‘third worst’ performance in the Parliamentary elections, while replying to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address.
Hathras stampede: CM Adityanath’s office seeks report on organisers of ‘satsang’
Lucknow, July 2 - The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) in Lucknow has sought a report about the stampede that led to the death of at least 27 persons during a religious event in UP's Hathras district on Tuesday.